The director of the CIA flew to Moscow to warn Russia they need to cut a deal with Ukraine before their military and economic situation worsens.
On Tuesday it was reported that John Ratcliffe made a secret flight amid frenzied speculation about why a US military plane landed in Russia.
Current and former officials have now said Mr Ratcliffe went to deliver the warning to Aleksandr Bortnikov, head of Russia’s FSB intelligence service, but made no threats about potential consequences should Russian president Vladimir Putin ignore the CIA’s assessment.
The CIA has long questioned whether Putin‘s advisers give him the whole truth about the
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